Lo! Here the Gentle Lark is a Coloratura aria with virtuoso Flute and Piano accompaniment whose flourishes cadenzas trills and Vocalise passages create much musical excitement. A high duet between Flute and Soprano near the endis particularly flamboyant and thrilling. Henry R. Bishop was a composer active throughout the early 19th century writing operas – though in the old style that was more akin to today’s musical theatre than to through-sungContinental opera – as well as many songs for theatrical performances and reworkings of other composers’ creations.One of Britain’s most famous composers of his time he was the first musician ever to be knighted – by QueenVictoria in 1842 – and has since fallen mostly into obscurity.

For SATB Choir.

For ST choir and piano.

Song for Male Voices Arranged by Henry Geehl. Words by Thomas Hardy.

The popular carol Silent Night arranged by H.Geehl for three part SSA.

Arranged by Henry Geehl with text by Helen Taylor this setting of Come To The Fair is for a trio or chorus of female voices and is ideal for any school choral group. A song of great gusto and celebration that will enlivenany choral programme.

An arrangement for 2-Part voices of this ever-popular Christmas song. Includes full Piano accompaniment.

Debussy ’s beautiful beloved Clair De Lune was written as the third movement of his Suite Bergamasque at the turn of the last century. It was inspired by a poem of contemporary Paul Verlaine and is asignificant example of Debussy ’s innovative use of key time and tonal colour. The piece has been arranged for Orchestra though not by Debussy Harp Guitar and many other instrumental combinations. Clair De Lune was composed for Piano in D flat and has here been transposed to C.

In the key of E Flat.

For SA chorus and piano using words by Anne Liddell. Duration: 3 minutes.

Version for TTBB Choir and Piano setting the text of Martin Luther. Arranged by Henry Geehl.

Vocal score for the partsong by Richard Strauss.

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) held numerous appointments at the Royal Court and Westminster Abbey and is considered by many to be the greatest ever English-born composer. His prolific work covered all fields: orchestral ecclesiastical operatic theatrical incidental and chamber music were all enriched by his output. Come And Trip It is an aria from the 1740 work L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato (HWV 55) based on a poem by John Milton. It is a graceful movement in the Minuet style often referred to as a 'Dance Song'. It has been arranged for Medium Voice and Piano by Mary Carmichael.

Book 1 Bwv 850- J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. Although he spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster he was familiar with many different Keyboard instruments. He utilised this knowledge when composing The Well-Tempered Clavier (1722) a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues in which he explored the harmonies accessiblefrom every key. Prelude And Fugue In D Major BWV 850 is No. 5 from Book One of the Clavier . It is written in a typical Baroque form including an extended coda. This popular edition from thehighly-regarded musicologist Orlando Morgan is designed with the performer in mind and is still seen as the best edition available for students today.

20th century English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is perhaps best known for his symphonies and large-scale choral works however the essence of his music can also be found in his songs. His 1903 House of Life cyclefeatures 6 songs out of which the most famous one is the second Silent Noon . Composed before the rest of the cycle and first published separately this piece in E-flat major for Voice and Piano can easilystand alone. By using the sonnet of renowned 19th century English painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti Williams celebrates the beauty of the English language and advances toward the true 20th century Englishart song. All of the songs in House of Life are written for sonnets from Rossetti's sonnet-sequence of the same name and thus the continuity of the cycle is enforced both by the music and the lyrics. At the same time thesimilarity given by the strict rules of the Petrarchan sonnet-form emphasises the differences in mood meaning and music between the six songs. Even though the (male) narrator in Silent Noon is optimistic andhopeful some of the variations in the passages suggest the despairing of love in Song 6 (Love's Last Gift') which gives this piece an interesting lyrical atmosphere.

Book 2 Bwv 876- J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. Although he spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster he was familiar with many different keyboard instruments. He utilised this knowledge when composing his two volumes of The Well-Tempered Clavier (1722 and 1742) each a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues in which heexplored the different harmonies of every key. Prelude And Fugue In E Flat Major BMV 876 is No. 7 from Book Two of the Clavier . It is written in a typical Baroque form. This popular edition fromthe highly-regarded musicologist Orlando Morgan is designed with the performer in mind and is still seen as the best edition available for students today.

Largo In G

With The Swallow

Wiegenlied

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